Sun, Oct 11· 10月11日

2 stories · 6 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
education·
11 Oct, 16:59

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中文導讀

Penny Vine 離世,佢生前致力推動跨代共融,透過籌辦各類活動,成功拉近長者同小學生嘅距離。呢種社區連結模式喺英國好重要,唔單止豐富咗長者嘅社交生活,亦令小朋友學識尊重同關懷長輩。呢篇訃聞回顧咗佢對社區嘅貢獻,提醒大家鄰里互助同跨代交流對建立社區凝聚力嘅價值。

Letter: Penny Vine obituary
A

Vocabulary 生字

Obituary

Noun名詞

訃聞;悼文

EN

I read the obituary in the local newspaper to learn about the life of a respected community leader.

中

我睇咗報紙入面嘅訃聞,了解一位受人尊敬嘅社區領袖嘅生平。

Bridge

Verb動詞

連結;縮短差距

EN

The charity works hard to bridge the gap between different generations in the neighborhood.

中

呢間慈善機構致力於縮短社區入面唔同世代之間嘅差距。

Community

Noun名詞

社區;群體

EN

Living in a new area, it is important to get involved in the local community to feel at home.

中

住喺一個新地方,參與當地社區活動對融入生活好重要。

The Guardian
education·
11 Oct, 06:00

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中文導讀

隨住英國夏季氣溫屢創新高,NEU 秘書長 Daniel Kebede 建議學校必須進行「Retrofit」工程以改善通風,甚至考慮調整考試時間同延長暑假。呢項建議反映極端天氣已嚴重影響教學環境,未來學校設施升級同校曆調整,可能會成為英國教育界嘅熱門議題,家長同教育工作者值得密切留意。

Retrofit schools and consider moving exams to beat extreme heat, says teaching union leader
A

Vocabulary 生字

Retrofit

Verb動詞

翻新;加裝(舊建築或設備)以提升效能

EN

We decided to retrofit our house with better insulation to save on energy bills.

中

我哋決定為屋企加裝隔熱設施,以節省能源開支。

Extreme

Adjective形容詞

極端的;極度的

EN

The region is experiencing extreme weather conditions this winter.

中

呢個地區今年冬天正經歷極端天氣狀況。

Adjust

Verb動詞

調整;適應

EN

It takes time to adjust to a new working environment.

中

適應新嘅工作環境需要時間。